Meet Captain Ritu Kumari, who went from an unexpected maritime college admission to commanding a Great Eastern Shipping

What does having a voice mean to you, and when did you first realise its power?

From preparing for IIT-JEE to becoming the only woman cadet in her batch

The difficult voyages that prepared her for command

When a compass failure put her decision-making to the test

Photo courtes: NBT

'I have not only worked on ship, I have lived life on ship'

Her message to young women from smaller towns and villages

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